Closing out their first week of preseason camp in competitive form, Chivas USA played an 11-on-11 intersquad scrimmage on Saturday. Heading into his first season at the helm of the Red-and-White, Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera has wasted little time in getting his squad valuable work on the ball. The Rojiblancos reported to the StubHub Center’s Field 6 and 10 a.m. and competed for approximately 45 minutes the full length of the pitch with a break at the midway point.

The side featuring forward Erick “Cubo” Torres and off-season acquisition Adolfo “Bofo” Bautista up top got the better of their counterparts with 2-0 result in the high-paced affair. Torres put his side up with a solo move from the right side of the box which he finished off by finding side netting inside the left post.

Bautista then literally chipped in with a score of his own in the second part of the scrimmage after fellow first-year Goat Mauro Rosales sent his pass over the top of the defense to set up the striker for a one-on-one against the goalkeeper. “Bofo” brought the pass down and worked the ball into the box to draw the keeper off his line and sent a floater that bounced toward the back of the net to double the advantage.

“The team is taking shape every day,” Torres said. “We are preparing ourselves for the start of the season and are motivated for this preseason to have a good start.

“I think the coaching staff has a plan and it’s always important for us and coaches to have a preseason with soccer work, with intersquads, so that we can gauge how we are progressing. We started off well, with confidence, with the desire to keep working and have a good showing.”

Cabrera and his staff put the Red-and-White through four double-day sessions during the opening week of camp and will now have two weeks to prepare for their first official friendly of camp. For the second consecutive year, the Rojiblancos will travel to Las Vegas to face the Colorado Rapids in the Pro Soccer Challenge at Sam Boyd Stadium scheduled for Feb. 16. Cabrera’s first opponent will be a familiar one, as he joined the Rebaño Angelino after two seasons as an assistant coach for the Rapids.

The Goats will now wrap up the weekend with Sunday off before returning to the SHC on Monday to kick off the second week of camp. For all the latest preseason news leading up to the March 9 season opener against the Chicago Fire at the StubHub Center, log on at cdchivasusa.com and follow the club on facebook.com/chivasusa. and Twitter @cdchivasusa.